NORWICH – Jacob Joseph Mathey, 101, of Norwich passed away Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011 at the Chenango Memorial Hospital.
Jacob is survived by his daughter Sandra (William Gerald) Mathey Ballard of Norwich, son Ronald James Mathey of Okeechobee, Fla. and a foster son John Wilson of Mt. Home, Idaho.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Jacob will be held on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 11 a.m. from St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Church. The Rev. Ralph Bove, Pastor will officiate.
Interment will follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery of Oxford.
Friends may call at the R.J. Fahy Funeral Home on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 9 to 10:30 a.m.
The family is requesting in lieu of flowers contributions in Jacob’s memory may be sent to Norwich Roots and Wings, 34-36 Berry St., Norwich, NY 13815.
A complete obituary for Jacob will be in a later edition of The Evening Sun.